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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6076588 | End cap for headrail in a covering for an architectural opening A control system for a vertical vane covering for use in an architectural opening includes a headrail having an upwardly opening channel in which a plurality of carriers are disposed for sliding movement along the length of the headrail. The headrail is o... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076589 | Articulated overhead gate for particularly small drop heights An articulated overhead gate for gate openings with particularly small drop heights between the upper edge of the gate opening that is to be closed and an adjoining overhead area or similar with a gate leaf consisting of several panels (3, 5) articulated ... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076590 | Segmented garage door and hinges A segmented door (10, 107) such as a garage door includes a plurality of adjacent door panels (12, 14, 104, 106) pivotally interconnected for movement between a pivoted position and an alignment position. The edge walls (30, 34, 190, 192) on opposed sides... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076591 | Locking device for curtains, awnings and the like An assembly for locking a curtain in a selected position has a hollow roller unto which a curtain is rolled and unrolled, the roller containing an elastic winding device, and a locking device for locking the roller in the selected position. The locking de... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076592 | Curtain operating assembly A curtain operating assembly has a track 2 with a pulling band 4 and sliding carriages 7, 9. The assembly is also equipped with an electric motor 11 connected to a drive cogwheel 17 and the pulling band. A clutch mechanism allows manual movement of the cu... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076593 | Method of and apparatus for controlling vehicular air-conditioning system A control apparatus controls a vehicular air-conditioning system to control a fuel-combustion heater for producing combustion heat to heat a heating medium in a heating medium circuit which heats air flowing through a duct having air outlets openable into... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076594 | Heat dissipating device A heat dissipating device includes a plurality of heat dissipating plates which are disposed side by side. Each of the heat dissipating plates has a stack plate portion and a fin plate portion that extends integrally from the stack plate portion and that ... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076595 | Integral heat pipe enclosure A passive cooling system for cooling an enclosure containing electronic components. A hollowed portion of the enclosure is formed as an integral heat pipe containing a working fluid. The hollowed portion has an evaporator section located at the top and a ... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076596 | Cooling apparatus for high-temperature medium by boiling and condensing refrigerant A cooling apparatus includes a refrigerant tank having a surface to which heating devices are attached and containing liquid refrigerant which is boiled and evaporated by heat transferred from the heating devices, and a radiator for radiating heat of the ... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076597 | Helical coil heat exchanger with removable end plates A heat exchanger for heat exchange between a working fluid and a coolant having an inner casing, an outer casing, and an annular space formed therebetween. A tube bundle including at least one tube formed into a helical coil is located within the annular ... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076598 | Opposed flow heat exchanger An opposed flow heat exchanger comprising partitions including a corrugated portion for forming passages in a wavefront direction, and flat portions for taking in or out air flows from a predetermined direction at opposite ends of the corrugated portion i... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076599 | Methods using dual acting pumps or dual pumps to achieve core annular flow in producing wells A system is disclosed for the more efficient production of heavy or viscous crudes in oil wells. A cased wellbore into a production zone is provided with a single production tubing string from the production zone to the surface. A dual pumping system or d... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076600 | Plug apparatus having a dispersible plug member and a fluid barrier A plug apparatus is provided which includes a dispersible plug member and a fluid barrier. In one embodiment described herein, a fluid barrier is utilized to prevent contamination of fluid contained in a plug apparatus. The fluid is thus available for use... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076601 | Collapsible cutter apparatus and method for cutting tubular members In accordance with the present invention, a collapsible cutter assembly is provided that utilizes opposing collapsible assemblies having explosive charges coupled thereto. The collapsible cutter has an linear actuator assembly with a running position and ... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076602 | Apparatus for completing a subterranean well and associated methods of using same Apparatus and associated methods of using provide convenient and economical forming of an opening through a tubular structure in a subterranean well. In a preferred embodiment, a milling guide has a guide profile formed thereon which is operative to guide... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076603 | Method for removal and treatment of paraffin A method of removing paraffin from a wellbore at a well site having production tanks includes the following steps of heating a scraper to at least about the melting temperature of paraffin; lowering the scraper into a wellbore and below a paraffin accumul... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076605 | Horizontal tree block for subsea wellhead and completion method A subsea wellhead assembly has a tubular housing having a sidewall, an axial bore, and a housing lateral passage extending from the bore through the sidewall. A blocking sleeve fits around the housing to block the housing lateral passage while drilling th... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076606 | Through-tubing retrievable whipstock system The present invention, in certain embodiments, discloses a whipstock system which is hydraulically settable in a tubular or wellbore and mechanically retrievable. In one aspect it is a "through-tubing" system. In certain aspects systems according to this ... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076607 | Horseshoe having adjustable flexibility A horseshoe having adjustable flexibility 100 provides a body formed of left and right body portions 200, 300. In a preferred embodiment, forward ends of the body portions are connected by one of three or more alternative center pieces, each resulting in ... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076608 | Fire-suppression sprinkler system and method for installation and retrofit A fire suppression sprinkler system and method for installing a sprinkler system in new and existing buildings. The system includes a manifold that supplies fire-suppression fluid to a set of wall-mounted sprinkler heads via flexible sprinkler head condui... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076609 | Pull rope shortening device for fire extinguishing units A pull rope shortening device for fire extinguishing units, particularly for kitchen exhaust hoods, includes a shortening element which deflects the pull rope which is under tension in order to shorten the length of the pull rope, wherein the shortening e... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076610 | Vehicular fire extinguishing device A vehicular fire extinguishing or suppressing device that includes a pressurized vessel that houses a flexible bladder and contains a fire extinguishing composition. A disk assembly blocks an axial bore between the vessel and its exit in order to retain t... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076611 | Implement mounted depth control system A depth control system for controlling the working depth of an implement. The depth control system includes a monitor having an automatic mode of operation and a manual mode of operation wherein the automatic mode of operation provides preset, discrete wo... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076612 | Transition from position to draft mode controlled by hitch position command and feedback A hitch assembly control system for an off-highway vehicle such as an agricultural tractor is operable in both position and draft control modes. The control system is capable of transitioning from the position mode to the draft mode, and from the draft mo... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076613 | Forwardly-folding agricultural implement A forwardly-foldable agricultural implement includes a center frame supported by wheels and extending generally transverse to the direction of travel, and a pair of wing sections. Each wing section has an intermediate portion pivotally connected to the ce... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076614 | Soil tilling implement with novel tine and footrest structure A dirt-loosening tool comprising of an elongated handle having a head at one end that has multiple prongs in separate planes that can be easily pushed into soil. A footrest deposed between the separate planes doubles as a leveraged fulcrum. This allows fo... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076615 | Multi-linked working boom for working machine The present invention is directed to a multi-linked working boom for a working machine which carries at the other end a hydraulically maneuverable and hydraulically driven working equipment, where the boom comprises a first pair of link arms which is conn... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076616 | Working tool which can be guided in a grab handle A tool having an operating element that is driven by an integrated power drive for the percussive, pounding or vibratory loading of a material to be worked, in particular a tamper, a vibration plate or a vibration roll for ground compaction or a hammer fo... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076617 | Auger apparatus Disclosed is a device for boring holes in ice having a vertical boring position and a horizontal carrying position. The device is comprised of a drive unit with an output, a rotatable shank portion and auger portion coupled to the output. A non-driven gra... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076618 | Rock drilling tool with radially extendable two-piece reamer A rock drilling tool includes a drill body on which a radially extendible reamer is mounted. The reamer, when extended, enlarges the hole diameter to enable a hole casing to be pulled down by the tool. The body includes a front pilot bit, a rear shank ada... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076619 | All terrain vehicle for disabled persons A self-powered, all terrain vehicle designed for self-assisted transfers of a paraplegic, or other disabled person, between the vehicle and a wheelchair. A longitudinally extended vehicle underframe is carried between two track mechanisms. Each track mech... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076620 | Agricultural machine An agricultural machine with a loading area above the rear axle assembly, a driver's cabin between front axle and rear axle assembly, an engine within the front area of the vehicle and a front frame associated to the front axle assembly as well a rear fra... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076621 | Mobile work platform A mobile work platform contains a base having two sections. The first section contains an energy source, a motor, a gearbox, a drive axle, and at least one drive wheel. The second section contains two steerable casters. The second section telescopes relat... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076622 | System and method for intelligent cruise control using standard engine control modes A method for implementing an intelligent cruise control using standard engine control modes includes determining the distance and closing rate relative to a forward object or vehicle and using this information to implement a distance control mode and a sp... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076623 | Four-wheel drive vehicle power train A first power train (T1) for driving a pair of front drive wheels (Wf1, Wf2) comprises a transmission (4) connected to an engine (2) and a front drive train (41f) connected to the drive wheels, the front drive train including a final reduction gear (43), ... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076624 | Drive layout for offroad vehicle A drive layout for an offroad vehicle. The vehicle has a frame, at least two wheels supporting the frame, and an internal combustion engine supported by the frame. The engine has at least one cylinder, a piston positioned in the cylinder and reciprocating... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076625 | Engine cradle structure and attachment An engine cradle structure having a read lateral member and a forward cross frame attached to a body of a vehicle further includes a pair of longitudinal arms extend between the member and the frame and are further attached thereto. The longitudinal arms ... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076626 | Steering system for multi-track motor vehicles An emergency backup steering system for a wheeled vehicle controls steering of the vehicle upon failure of the primary vehicle steering system, by unequal braking of wheels on opposite sides of the vehicle.... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076627 | Power steering for motor vehicles A power steering system for automobiles has a mechanical drive connection between a steering device and a steering gear arrangement for steering of vehicle wheels. The drive connection can be separated by opening a connection. In that event, the steering ... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076628 | Power assist apparatus for motor vehicle steering A power assist apparatus for a motor vehicle steering shaft including a speed reducer housing mounted on a steering column, an electric motor on the speed reducer housing, and a speed reducer consisting of a worm gear and a worm wheel. The worm gear is su... | 06/20/2000 |
